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Bitcoin rallied close to $124,000 as surging US demand for BTC, shifting Federal Reserve monetary policy and hopes for a bullish Q4 lifted investor sentiment. Key takeaways:  Bitcoin rallied 14% in a week, eyeing $124,000 amid a US government shutdown. Onchain data showed a $1.6 billion surge in buying and a Coinbase premium gap of $92, signaling US-led demand. Read more

DOGE has booked a 15% gain in the past 7 days as the crypto market bounced strongly off key supports – a move that supports a bullish Dogecoin price prediction according to multiple technical signals.X user Kevin Capital, who is followed by more than 24,000 traders, pointed out that DOGE’s monthly chart has just triggered […] The post Dogecoin Price Prediction: DOGE Bounces Off Bull Market Band – $1 First Then $10 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Polymarket bettors are split 50/50 on whether Pump.fun’s token will hit a new all-time high amid record trading volume, $500M in fees, and persistent questions about the sustainability of meme-driven token ecosystems. The post Pump.fun ATH This Year? PolyMarket Split 50/50 as $500M Meme Coin Factory Faces Crash Fears appeared first on Cryptonews.

DeepSeek AI Predicts XRP, Solana, and Pepe have outlined paths for outsized gains, with Bitcoin having neared its peak and October seasonality in play. U.S. policy changes, from stablecoin reserves to SEC modernization, have provided added clarity for an altcoin advance. The post China’s DeepSeek AI Predicts Explosive Rallies for XRP, Solana and Pepe by the End of 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Best crypto has been evaluated amid a market cap above $4.24T as BTC has hovered near records and policy changes in the U.S. have supported altcoin strength. XRP, Zcash, and Aster have emerged in focus while analysts have tracked technicals and upcoming decisions. The post Best Crypto to Buy Now 3 October – XRP, Zcash, Aster appeared first on Cryptonews.

EU stablecoin system risks have been detailed by the ESRB, pointing to MiCA gaps, “third country” multi-issuer structures, and redemption pressures on EU reserves, while UK and US oversight paths have diverged amid elevated market valuations and policy uncertainty. The post EU Watchdog Warns of “Urgent” Stablecoin Threat, Citing Systemic Shock Risk – Why? appeared first on Cryptonews.

REX-Osprey filed prospectuses for 21 crypto funds and Defiance lodged six more products on Oct. 3. Bloomberg’s James Seyffart shared the filings on X, with REX-Osprey’s roster spanning single-asset strategies, including AAVE, ADA, ATOM, and ENA. Some of the filings included staking features. Defiance’s submissions included six leveraged funds related to crypto, three of them […] The post REX-Osprey and Defiance file 27 crypto ETFs, including staking and 3x leverage appeared first on CryptoSlate.

As stablecoins pass $300 billion market cap, Paxos Labs’ Bhau Kotecha says AI agents could turn market fragmentation into an advantage by routing liquidity to top issuers. The next wave of stablecoin adoption may not be led by people at all. Paxos Labs’ co-founder says AI agents could become the “X-factor,” instantly shifting liquidity to the most efficient issuers and turning market fragmentation into an advantage. With clearer regulations around stablecoins passing in the United States, the stablecoin market has surged past $300 billion, becoming one of crypto’s central narratives. However, fragmentation across issuers and jurisdictions remains a challenge.  As new entrants join an increasingly diverse field — from dollar-backed leaders like Tether and Circle, to synthetic assets like Athena, and PayPal’s PYUSD, which targets consumer payments — questions have arisen over whether fragmentation could pose a problem to the industry. Read more

World Liberty Financial has detailed a debit card pilot targeted for Q4 or Q1 ’26 and has discussed tokenizing assets such as real estate, oil, and gas. The update has followed the USD1 stablecoin launch and WLFI listing, while questions have surrounded an MGX plan to place USD1 with Binance. The post World Liberty Financial Eyes Launching Crypto Debit Card Amid Real Estate Tokenization Plans appeared first on Cryptonews.

Federal oversight would allow the firm to introduce new financial services without the need of state-by-state approval.

Move driven by client demand for nonstop risk management; trading to run via CME Globex with brief weekend downtime.

The plaintiffs failed to show how Bored Ape Yacht Club and other NFTs represent investment contracts under the SEC's 3-pronged Howey Test. A US judge has dismissed an investor lawsuit against Web3 company Yuga Labs, ruling that the case failed to show non-fungible tokens (NFTs) meet the legal definition of securities. Judge Fernando M. Olguin ruled the plaintiffs did not demonstrate how Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), ApeCoin (APE) or other NFTs sold by Yuga satisfied the three conditions of the Howey test, a standard used by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to determine whether a transaction qualifies as an investment contract. The lawsuit was originally filed in 2022. Yuba Labs marketed its NFTs as digital collectibles with membership perks to an exclusive club, making them consumables rather than investment contracts, Olguin said. He wrote: The judge also said the plaintiffs failed to show that the Bored Ape Yacht Club and other NFT collections launched by Yuga are a “common enterprise” with the e...

Apple and Google pulled ICE tracking apps following pressure from the federal government. One developer plans to fight back.

Shares of Nasdaq-listed miner CleanSpark rose more than 5% Friday after the company reported higher September production. Bitcoin miner CleanSpark ended September with 13,011 BTC in its treasury after reporting year-over-year gains in efficiency and output. The company said monthly production rose 27% from September 2024, with 629 Bitcoin (BTC) mined, and sold 445 BTC for roughly $48.7 million at an average price of $109,568. In its Friday update, CleanSpark said that fleet efficiency improved 26% year over year, while its average operating hashrate for the month was 45.6 EH/s. CleanSpark has been selling part of its monthly Bitcoin production since April as part of a push to become financially self-sufficient. It also opened an institutional Bitcoin trading desk to facilitate sales. In August, the company generated $60.7 million from the sale of 533.5 BTC. Read more

BNB is soaring, and its explosive momentum could deliver a moonshot by year's end, or set the stage for a brutal correction. Here's how these scenarios could play out.

Ethereum Foundation sells 1,000 ETH via CoW Swap for stablecoins to support research, grants and DeFi funding as part of its treasury strategy. The Ethereum Foundation (EF) announced plans to convert 1,000 Ether (ETH) into stablecoins to finance research, grants and donations, aligning with its broader treasury strategy and involvement in funding decentralized finance (DeFi) initiatives.  The sale, worth approximately $4.5 million at current prices, was executed via CoW Swap, a decentralized trading protocol that aggregates liquidity across multiple exchanges to offer users competitive prices without relying on a centralized intermediary. Neither the foundation’s announcement nor its treasury policy specified which stablecoins it would receive in exchange for the ETH. Read more

Six spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) await SEC approval in the US, with final deadlines for October, and they can reshape market conditions following their debut. The regulatory backdrop underwent a significant change on Sept. 17, when the SEC approved generic listing standards for crypto-related ETFs across major exchanges. As a result, Bloomberg senior ETF […] The post If spot XRP ETFs arrive, who will buy and how much will liquidity shift? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The report comes after Antalpha, a key lender of mining hardware firm Bitmain, launched lending and infrastructure tools for Tether Gold (XAUT).

An FDIC meeting will follow up on acting chair Travis Hill’s statements that he would support Trump’s executive order targeting “politicized or unlawful debanking activities.” The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s board of directors is set to discuss proposed rules that could impact crypto firms amid allegations of debanking. In a Thursday notice, the FDIC said its board would consider a notice of proposed rulemaking “regarding prohibition on use of reputation risk by regulators.” Though the agenda did not explicitly mention debanking concerns tied to digital assets, acting FDIC chair Travis Hill has previously criticized regulators for using “reputation risk” as justification to prevent some banks from engaging in crypto activities, such as allowing clients to send funds to exchanges. US President Donald Trump used the term in an August executive order “guaranteeing free banking,” claiming that having regulators access reputation risk could result in “politicized or unlawful debanking.” The order did n...

The UK has eased the crypto ban for retail, permitting Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs from October 2. Prospectus reviews and LSE approvals have extended timelines, with launches expected after at least October 13 as UK-US work on digital-asset standards and stablecoin rules has continued. The post UK Crypto Ban Lifted, But Retail Investors Still Can’t Buy – What’s the Holdup? appeared first on Cryptonews.